Hand bag



G. KRUSE June 25, 1935.

HAND BAG Filed July 7, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet l m'v ERToR ATTORNEY I G. KRUSE June 25, 1935.

HAND BAG Filed July 7, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR ATTORNEY 4 UNITED. sr rEs NT Patented June 25, 1935 Gustave Kruae, J. 7 v

"Application July "1, 19:4, serlal No. 134,099 2 Claims. (crepe-12) An object of my invention is to provide a hand bag especially adapted for use by physicians, the bag being provided with two compartments, one within the bag (the usual compartment) for the reception of ordinary physician's appliances and medicines, the other compartment being more tically instantaneous access to that compartment base of the bag, below the usual compartment, adapted to receive surgical instruments and the like, and being accessible from 'oneof the sides of the bag to permit thereadv removalof said articles, without necessitating the opening of the upper or usual compartment. v

A further object of my invention isto provide a hand bag having a compartment at the base thereof forholding articles, said compartment being provided with a closureflap to permit pracfor theremoval of the contents thereof. 5

A further object of my invention is to provide a hand bag of the character described wherein the lower compartment is provided with means for separately holding the various articles in a manner which will permit any article to be immediately selected and removed.

A further object of my invention is to provide a physicians hand bag having means to enable the physician to readily remove any predetermined article therefrom. As is well known the loss of time in removing physician's articles from hand bags is frequently fatal and it is therefore an object of my invention toprovide a physicians bag having means to permit instantaneous removal of any selected article or instrument therefrom.

A further object of my invention is to provide means for separately holding test tubes, bottles and the like within a hand bag.

These and other advantageous objects, which will later appear, are accomplished by the simple and practical construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and exhibited in the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof, and in which:

Fig. 1 represents a perspective view of a hand bag embodying my invention the lower compartment being shown open, and showing the three trays which are adapted to be positioned therein partly withdrawn from the compartment,

Fig. 2 represents a perspective view of one of said trays,

Fig. 3 represents a perspective view of said hand bag partly broken away to show the means within the bag for holding test tubes, bottles and the like,

Fig. 4 represents a fragmentary perspective ew taken along lines 4-4 of Fig. 3 showing deg tailsoi the means for holdingtest tubes, bottles and'the Ilka-shown in Fig. 3,

Fig. 5 represents a perspective view of another -,5 form of my invention, wherein the lower. com;- partment is providedwith a tray for holding instruments and other articles, the lower compartmentbeing shown open, and w --Fig. 61s a perspective view of the bag shown in; Fig. 5 partly broken awayto show structural fea-'- tures including means for holding test tubes and thelike. i

Inthe drawings, in Fig. 1 there is shown ahand bag l0'pr0vided with a false bottom H which divides the bag into an upper compartment I2 adapted to receive ordinary articles and a lower" compartment l3 adapted to receive surgical instruments and other articles in a manner that will enable them to be removed fromthe bag instantaneously. The lower compartment I3 is preferably provided with a flap It to enable immediate access to the compartment, the flap being normally closed by any suitable closure means I! such as the hookless fastener or zipper strips shown in the drawings.

The lower compartment I3 is provided with means for separately holding instruments and the like, said means preferably comprising the trays l6, l1 and i8 which are slidablyarranged 30 in said compartment. The upper compartment I2 is provided with means for separately holding test tubes, bottles and the like, said means pref- 'erably comprising a plate is secured within the tubes of various designs and after the bottles and tubes have been positioned between the strap and the plate the strap may be drawn taut tosecurely hold the articles in position.

In Fig. 5 I have shown another form of my invention, wherein the bag 22 ,is provided with a false bottom 23 dividing the bag into an upper compartment 24 and a lower compartment 25. The lower compartment is preferably provided with a flap 26 which is normally held in closed 50 position by means of latch members 3| carried by the flap and engageable with cooperating latch members 3| of the bag. The lower compartment is provided with a tray 21 or the like provided with clips'28 or the like for holding surgical in- 66 struments or bottles on the tray in position for instantaneous removal.

The false bottom 23 is provided with openings in which are positioned socket members II which rest on the bottom of the bag. The tray 21 is i slidably arranged within a box-like member in the lower compartment, of less width than the lower compartment as shown in Fig. 6, to provide a space between the rear wallof the member and of the bag ,to'receive the socket members 2! which are positioned in openings in the false bottom 23.

The loops 20 are preferably formed by vertically slitting the plate ll at spaced intervals and forcing the slitted portions outwardly to form the loops as shown in Fig. 4, and the strap II is preferably made of a relatively stiff material so that the strap will normally hold its position within the loops; but if desired, any suitable means maybe provided for securing the strap in position,

for examplerby rigidly securing one end of the strap to'the plate l9 andlproviding adjustable and 5, "the bag is provided with means cooperatively associated with the false bottom of the bag for positioning" various articles the' bag. .1

-The foregoing disclosure is to be regarded as descriptive and illustrative onIy ndnot as strictive or limitative of the invention, of which obviously an embodiment may be constructed including many modifications without departing from the general scope herein indicated and denoted in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:-

l. Ina hand has, a false bottom dividing the bag into an upper compartment-and a lower compartment, one of the side walls of the bag being provided with an opening in alignment with the lower compartment and substantially co-extensive with the length thereof, a U-shaped metallic frame secured to the material of the wall of .the bag adjacent said opening to reinforce the bag 'and deiine'said opening, and a flap connected to the hag-and adapted to close said opening, the free end of said fla 1 d thesaid frame carrying cooperative latching elements to enable the flap to be latched to close the compartment opening, and means in the lower compartment arranged for holding surgical instruments and the likeina m'anner that will enable the'inst'a ntaneous removal thereof through the compartment opening. I v p a a 2. Idahand bag,a' false bottom dividing the bag into an upper compartment and as; aver compartment. a box-like member of less'width than the lower compartment positioned in the lower.

compartment, the rear wall of the box-like memher being from the rear wall ofthe .bag, the false bottom being provided with openings, and socket members secured in said openings and positioned between therear'wall of the box-like memberand the rear wall of'the bag, said socket members being adapted to hold test the like.

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